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The CFES Fitness Knowledge Course manual is used by fitness educators within the national fitness leadership certification program.

The CFES Fitness Knowledge (Fitness Theory) classroom course, or homestudy version, acts as the prerequisite to all CFES instructor courses and is the first step in becoming a nationally-certified CFES Weight Training Instructor, Group Fitness Instructor, Aquafit Instructor, Active Aging Instructor or Personal Trainer.

Expect this course to provide comprehensive information on how to keep yourself and others safely fit and well. Thousands of students have found the course and resources learner friendly, academically credible, and very practical. You can also enroll in this course for your own personal health and fitness information

Course manual topics include:

All about your bones and muscles and how they function in exercise and basic movement;About your heart and lungs and how to care for them;How to burn fat, shape and tone muscle;Exercise physiology for strength, flexibility and cardiorespiratory endurance;The principles of exercise safety;Basic nutrition guidelines and weight management principles;Teaching approaches for the adult learner.

Course resources for certification include a program booklet available only for candidates registered in full CFES fitness instructor certification course modules.

*Note:Cost of the manual is $44 + shipping + taxes. Product is shipped by Canada Post Express and must be ordered separately from all other products. Prices subject to change. Cost of shipping for Eastern Canada and Territories is $30.44 plus applicable provincial taxes Cost of shipping for Western Canada (BC,AB,SK,MB)is $17.10 plus applicable provincial taxes